Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-23
|oo1yAyCE FOR THENAVY
secRErARY WHITNEY OPENS
Sh01 The BIDS.

M X
u,drsd Cons OF steel Uuh
Thrice" and $500 Tons of steel ar
FORE A."E called for by the Govern
Il nor arartisenlent- Beth|e-
mtn' company Rapidly Putting
n "a Pant, p oro
-..n,xcroN. March 22.-Bids were
"A9I noon today in the office OF tne
<cpeH'~ ~ of the Navy for 1910 tons OF
oe''',r ','n ,orgings and 4,500 tons OF steel
S's1' ,v Mate for the completion OF vessels
lu'' rnder construction by the
lV" .mont The bids for 1910 tons
nnr steel torgings were AS
IN Cambria Iron Company,
sS1 $3.50; Midyale Steel Company
II so- g4o; Bethlehem Iron Company
B '1'5 & o@o % For steel armOr plate, ABOUT
n .1otons ,bere were but two bids, as fol-
5'o. Rathlenem Iron Company, $780,
Nv W. "a. cleveland Rolling Mills Company,
n oo1 56o. The proposals OF the bethle-
'u romnanv were ccompanled with
M #-a.morandum stating that the prices
anod we're based on the conditions set
III IN the advertisement Of Aug. Il last.
Tss company adds that their bids cover
lob ermor plate and gun Forging, and
"a ,sond therefore receive preierenoe' "h
#bmg, being equal
"a SECRETARY WHITNEY PLEASED
Secretary Whitney expressed himself
otVF'H'' - ,,,itb rho resl1It of the
as greatly = pte'eeu " "i''
IA bdlng. lie said'
rho,a are only two bidders to prouuce
,r Ttut Tine bid of the Bethlehem com
narv "a a. GOOD as filv. 1t Is from as 8oou
n,n,nv a, there is III the United states, ana
a m. ir!cls named are very low. IL Is OF very
lira consequence now that the tOrlhca-
Fam. h, fal, led in the last Congress-. Ihe
N frsf m me- needed for fOrtidcatlons ana Inc
now A paDt TO make armor and gun steel.
Eift5t4. tW and hAlf wears to erect 1t. 1t
ro.rs a railpIe OF million dollars. The result
Eoftrs bidding secures lt. 1t occurred 10 me
Il iasf .liIv tiat instead OF contracting out our
rog .rmored ships III the usual way the
1grrrsrt0l. To- buv the armur lin which case 1t
N"u.' ,I,,r' an r| w. 5,,,,r far ali Of them and
the gun steel required for their armament
a 10 see If that would rot induce responsible
zn9rty To undertake. the " III in tins country.
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,,-,,,.,.. g.. .Lo a
| put Tie TIME l0E oluutUE dICeF the au-
olrnmenJ 'l N)htIes9 50 @9 20 E'ge tno fj; pG ne-
ht DIoa'y' pan oi 'dT D'tt $500 a. .o' tI-a
ions sIouH DE pdasel' INC laltuiT was d
u'af ointment oUt 1' ma re- uIteu al LlhID,
an0 tle 9est OF al Is 'ha1 tne pIlceS are hoC
ABOVE Fbat ue contractor "o'L naNe 'iaI W W
a. 'of IHr -"We %InHoi o"usu. eoipHu mn ,l.
a1 DOWN mere HuueT Tue uAIle9 palu uhuer
DlT avs 80 lIdI tue @'l"iuohu' Coz W US Is
hJlblrg, and we Nlil have plant IN this
country adequate 10 our needs. Nothlng mas
ccd1ed IN my time mere OF equal conse-
oe1ge 10 ue ne" h.'NJ--lh % Iue way III
whgh ooA at IT, lou WIN nhu ~, IL
90 Ho y, III ny 4aot % lrl,'io "nn""S ~ -
uWett LaS also heen cohsiVer5d pS Two
oafis caly Appointed ana TWO com nit
eeso4 CoHEI Csa-tIe GUh county Podru
lu 'ut hotlu on tortihctViohs' ms nav
ey .i coa inl.'ee ol tue 9euate anu the hahuall
'uH1's'c' e5cH maui eianoISIe InVestlHa-
'AS ,HIs suolecI' III mas Deen mauc TO
eem to ue too big question think. Con-
'ess sh'unk from the enormous eXpendl-
4It' sqSsea.ed' NIUE lhlnG mas soiVeo IL
a.,er AZ Inc Bethlehem Iron Company ls
% nueg. IuG very largest ana pesV OF our steel
WorAs'
THE COvpANy,s Fr.rrER
voIl,-,;... =; -. - -.
IV0"ih2 ls copy ol Ine leCtef ac-
oM'aUti"S CNe oiu ol the bethlehem
.'1 YIN 'gnNS
I'm, WWilol c. Whitney, Secretary at the
i,9,ys i,g,y, wa gg''I@g y & on y. g.;
& the SAW DEPARTMENT ~ under nd 15a date Of '0sTe Ang
l,so, ind his provision: Nor shall any
be accepted unless accompanied by evil
elce satisfactory to the department that the
.ar,i or.I = ID possession OF or mas made actual
ert TS's w. pant aIelaate Ior lts lulilIl-
ummary sfatcme5 ~ 10 Ielu,pG o tue lollo"lng
/ lbe Bethlehem iron Companv has been
most dlli5en ly engaged for more than a wear
IA constructing a complete plant Of forging
aae.Inery hi and tool. adapted to the fabric H